All mermaid synonyms
mer·maid
M m noun mermaid
- imp — a little devil or demon; an evil spirit.
- goblin — a grotesque sprite or elf that is mischievous or malicious toward people.
- gnome — GNU Network Object Model Environment
- leprechaun — a dwarf or sprite.
- gremlin — a mischievous invisible being, said by airplane pilots in World War II to cause engine trouble and mechanical difficulties.
- siren — Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- nymph — one of a numerous class of lesser deities of mythology, conceived of as beautiful maidens inhabiting the sea, rivers, woods, trees, mountains, meadows, etc., and frequently mentioned as attending a superior deity.
- puck — Also called Hobgoblin, Robin Goodfellow. a particularly mischievous sprite in English folklore who appears as a character in Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream.
- brownie — Brownies are small flat biscuits or cakes. They are usually chocolate flavoured and have nuts in them.
- pixie — a fairy or sprite, especially a mischievous one.
- genie — Islamic Mythology. jinn.
- spirit — the principle of conscious life; the vital principle in humans, animating the body or mediating between body and soul.
- fay — a female given name, form of Faith.
- hob — a hobgoblin or elf.
- sprite — an elf, fairy, or goblin.
- sylph — a slender, graceful woman or girl.
- bogie — an assembly of four or six wheels forming a pivoted support at either end of a railway coach. It provides flexibility on curves
- fairy — (in folklore) one of a class of supernatural beings, generally conceived as having a diminutive human form and possessing magical powers with which they intervene in human affairs.
- goddess — a female god or deity.
- naiad — (sometimes initial capital letter) Classical Mythology. any of a class of nymphs presiding over rivers and springs.
- nymphet — a young nymph.
- dryad — a deity or nymph of the woods.
- jezebel — Also, Douay Bible, Jezabel. the wife of Ahab, king of Israel. I Kings 16:31.
- seductress — a woman who seduces.
- sorceress — a woman who practices sorcery; witch.
- delilah — Samson's Philistine mistress, who deprived him of his strength by cutting off his hair (Judges 16:4–22)
- lorelei — a quasilegendary nymph of the Rhine who lured sailors to shipwreck on her rock by singing: a creation of Clemens Brentano in a poem of 1800.
- elf — A supernatural creature of folk tales, typically represented as a small, elusive figure in human form with pointed ears, magical powers, and a capricious nature.
- enchanter — A person who uses magic or sorcery, esp. to put someone or something under a spell.
- vamp — a seductive woman who uses her sensuality to exploit men.
- enchantress — A woman who uses magic or sorcery, esp. to put someone or something under a spell.
- nix — nothing.
- nereid — (sometimes lowercase) Classical Mythology. any of the 50 daughters of Nereus; a sea nymph.
- oceanid — any of the daughters of Oceanus and Tethys; a sea nymph.
- kelpie — Australian kelpie.
- water sprite — a sprite or spirit inhabiting the water, as an undine.